Category: From The Founder’s Desk

Social media in an online platform for conversation where businesses can network and raise brand awareness. The major social media platforms are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Vine, and Instagram. Social media enables businesses to interact with clients in real time quickly, easily, and widely. Using social media, businesses can grow using the following steps:…

ACHIEVERS COACHING TECHNIQUES – THE ENERGY OF A COACH The energy of a coach makes up the final element of coaching, and it is described with the eight-part Achievers Coaching Techniques (ACT). Coaches need to be open with their clients about using these techniques and seek permission to do so. The eight ACT themes flow in a…

THE MIND OF A COACH The Coaching Principles focus on a coach’s heart. The Situational Coaching Model focuses on the coach’s mind. It contains six paradigms, described by the acronym GEARDA, to be used in coaching conversations. The Goals Paradigm focuses on what clients want, either from a specific session or from the entire coaching process. This paradigm is…

Believe in Human Potential for Greatness First and foremost, coaches need to believe that all people have special gifts that make them uniquely magnificent. Belief in human potential is absolutely essential to helping people maximize their talents. This belief needs to persist despite initial evidence to the contrary, despite mistakes and difficult circumstances. Even subconscious…

The popular adage, “If you want to have a good friend, you must be a good friend,” also holds true for mentoring. The mentor who sets the example of a proper work ethic, steady productivity, and self-care is most apt to develop a protégé who exhibits these traits. A good mentor accepts responsibility for the success of the relationship…

Many of the qualities that make a person a good partner in a personal relationship are also found in a good mentor. He or she should be a good listener, committed to the relationship, considerate of the other person’s feelings, trustworthy, and faithful. Maintaining a nonjudgmental attitude and having a good sense of humor helps…

The popular adage, “If you want to have a good friend, you must be a good friend,” also holds true for mentoring. The mentor who sets the example of a proper work ethic, steady productivity, and self-care is most apt to develop a protégé who exhibits these traits. A good mentor accepts responsibility for the success of the relationship…

Being a good mentor begins with selecting the right person as a protégé. People with compatible personalities, career goals, and talents work better together, providing sound footing for the mentoring relationship. Beyond that, it is important to establish goals, guidelines, and methods of interpreting expected success and to agree on them. Both member and protégé…

BUILD RAPPORT THROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE STYLES There are four different personality styles that individuals fall into, and each category represents differing degrees of assertiveness and responsiveness in their dealings with others. Mentors do not need to be matched with those with similar styles, but they do need to understand the differences in the…

POWERFUL PRACTICE #1: MODEL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Mentors’ behaviors have a more powerful impact on protégés than words do. Protégés pay attention to behaviors, and when they observe their mentors’ traits and see a connection to career success, they will want to adopt similar behaviors. Mentors should model several different types of behavior. For example, technical…

MENTORING AT WORK: ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES An organization can maximize the potential of its internal workforce through mentoring programs. By developing its existing staff, a company can save on the cost of hiring from the outside, uncover hidden talent, boost staff retention, and see protégés direct their creative energy toward finding innovative solutions. The key…